A Celebration of World Refugee Day

A new United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) report states that the number of refugees and internally displaced people is at an 18-year high with the crisis in Syria being a leading factor. However, the RCH Refugee Mission decided to honor World Refugee Day in a more positive light.

20/06/2013

címkék: refugee ministry, unhcr, refugee

From South Dakota to Ukraine: UCC Pastor and His Wife Volunteering at Roma Camp

Keith Kraft, a United Church of Christ pastor from Mobridge, South Dakota (USA), arrived last week with his wife Debbie to serve at a summer camp for Roma children alongside Attila and Livia Tomes from the Reformed Roma Center in Csonkapapi, Ukraine.

18/06/2013

címkék: ucc, mission

Nicolaus Schneider recipient of honorary doctorate from Károli Gáspár University

Nicolaus Schneider, president of the Evangelical Church in Germany received an honorary doctorate Tuesday from Károli Gáspár University of the RCH alongside German literature professor August Stahl and English history professor Martyn Charles Rady.

14/06/2013

címkék: evangelical church in germany, doctorate, károli gáspár university

The Flood Has Passed Its Peak But We Are Not Done

The flood has passed the upper parts of the Danube in Hungary, but those living within reach of the water cannot rest yet: embankments may not be able withstand the long-term weight, and with the flood gone, sandbags become hazardous waste that need to be pulled down, thus volunteers still have work to do.

14/06/2013

címkék: hungarian reformed church aid (hrca), emergency, flood

Hungarian Reformed Church Aid Flood Preparations Underway

Anticipation is high on the Danube, because in the past 50 years its water has never been as high as it is right now. Estimations say the crest will reach Budapest on Thursday, but the Hungarian Reformed Church Aid is already making preparations against the flooding.

06/06/2013

címkék: hungarian reformed church aid (hrca), emergency, flood

CEC General Assembly in Budapest and Its Revision in a Changing Europe

The Conference of European Churches is counting down the days until its General Assembly, which will take place in Budapest on 3-8 July. Member churches will gather in Hungary's capitol to discuss CEC's role, mission and vision in a changing Europe.

05/06/2013

címkék: assembly, conference of european churches (cec), revision

The 10th Annual Reformed Music Festival

This year the Reformed Music Festival was held for the tenth time in Budapest. This three-day program contained musical performances and cultural activities as well as conversations from the seat of the university to the seat of the Parliament.

31/05/2013

címkék: annual, music festival, youth

Bridge of Love 2013

Sixteen thousand applicants registered for the Bridge of Love this year, more than ever before. The two-day event is a great opportunity for both young and elderly people to be part of a community and serve for a good cause across the Carpathian Basin.

28/05/2013

címkék: volunteering, hungarian reformed church aid, bridge of love

An Exciting New Community Centre for the Refugee Mission

It is an extremely busy but exciting time for the RCH's Refugee Mission of the Reformed Mission Centre as it works to organize a newly acquired building in the heart of Budapest. The building will serve as the the Mission's new community centre.

21/05/2013

címkék: refugee ministry, mission to the people, reformed mission centre (rmc), refugee

Summary of the RCH Synod Youth Forum

According to statistics, there is a diminishing amount of young people involved in the church. The Synod Youth Forum has expressed its intentions to contest this fact. The Forum was held 19-20 April with more than 40 young participants.

14/05/2013

címkék: youth forum, youth ministry, youth

RCH Film Campaign Awarded Again

The Reformed Church in Hungary won the first and third prize at the prestigious advertisement competition, Hypnosis, with two of its most recent marketing campaigns - The boy and We All Sit At One Table. Click on the title above to read about the contest and to view both campaigns.

13/05/2013

címkék: hypnosis, the boy, christmas, campaign, A fiú

Interview with the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea

Recently a delegation from the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea visited the Reformed Church in Hungary. The following interview is with Rev. Dr. Min Heui Cheon, the Executive Secretary of the Ecumenical Relations Department for the PROK.

10/05/2013

címkék: prok, interview, ecumenical, partner church

How Natural Are We? – Eco-Congregation Conference in Budapest

The Eco-Congregation Committee of the Reformed Church of Hungary organized a conference on 27 April with the main topic of the conference focusing on the question: Our synthetic life: How natural are we inside?

10/05/2013

címkék: conference, eco-congregation, green

East in West: Kirchentag 2013

Catch up on the RCH's participation in the German Protestant Kirchentag 2013 in Hamburg! Read about the festival events and the team's activities throughout the week right here through pictures and daily blog posts.

01/05/2013

címkék: ecumenical, hamburg, 2013, kirchentag, blog

Summary of the April Synod Session

The spring meeting of the Synod, the highest decision-making body of the Reformed Church in Hungary, opened with a devotion by Dean István Csegei and the 12th session of the 13th Synod cycle was officially called to session by RCH Lay President Pál Huszár.

26/04/2013

címkék: church revision, 2013, hungarian reformed church (hrc), Synod

The RCH to Participate in Kirchentag 2013

Next week the Reformed Church in Hungary will take part in a celebration of faith at the 34th German Protestant Kirchentag in Hamburg. The festival, scheduled for 1-5 May, is a forum for participation and lively debates with more than 100,000 people expected to attend.

25/04/2013

címkék: kirchentag, hamburg, 2013

Celebrating 450 Years with the Heidelberg Catechism

It was 450 years ago that the Heidelberg Catechism was first published. From 1653 onward this booklet saw rapid growth, and in 2013 it is still being used by millions of people belonging to the Reformed tradition, and has become the most important confessional text of the RCH.

23/04/2013

címkék: hungarian reformed church (hrc), anniversary, heidelberg cathechism

Touch: The Dialogue Powering Revision

The Church Revision Committee was created to examine the lives of congregations and through dialogue determine a national strategy. After its approval, the Revision Committee set about examining the best way to create meaningful discussion among the RCH congregations.

19/04/2013

címkék: church revision, Synod

Staggering Census Numbers Released

Data from the 2011 Hungarian census has just been released, including some eye-opening statistics for the church. According to the report, the number of people claiming a Reformed affiliation in Hungary has decreased to 1.15 million.

17/04/2013

címkék: 2011, census

Task: Community and Unity in Délvidék

Béla Halász, the new bishop of the Reformed Christian Church in Serbia, spoke about the importance of community and the reconstruction of unity in his installation sermon on 13 April. The service, framed as a ceremonial worship, was held in the Reformed church in Hertelendyfalva.

15/04/2013

címkék: inauguration, béla halász, Serbia, bishop, reformed christian church in serbia